2025–26 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season

Plymouth Argyle
2025–26 season
Owner & ChairmanSimon Hallett
Head coachTom Cleverley
StadiumHome Park
EFL League OnePre-season
FA CupFirst round
EFL CupFirst round
EFL TrophyGroup stage

The 2025–26 season is the 140th season in the history of Plymouth Argyle Football Club and their first season back in League One since the 2022–23 season following relegation from the Championship in the previous season. In addition to the domestic league, the club also participates in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the EFL Trophy.

On 31 May 2025, manager Miron Muslić departed the club for German club Schalke 04, after four months of managing the Greens to fight for safety in the Championship during the previous season.[1] Two weeks later, Tom Cleverley was appointed as the club's new head coach on a three-year contract.[2]

Squad

As of pre-season[3]
No. Player Position Nationality Date of birth (age) Signed from Since
Goalkeepers
1 Conor Hazard GK (1998-03-05) 5 March 1998 Celtic 2023
13 Zak Baker GK (2004-11-19) 19 November 2004 Plymouth Argyle Academy 2023
Defenders
2 Bali Mumba LB (2001-10-08) 8 October 2001 Norwich City 2023
4 Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu CB (1999-11-07) 7 November 1999 Fleetwood Town 2025
5 Julio Pleguezuelo CB (1997-01-26) 26 January 1997 Twente 2023
6 Kornél Szűcs CB (2001-09-24) 24 September 2001 Kecskemét 2024
8 Joe Edwards (captain) RB (1990-10-31) 31 October 1990 Walsall 2019
16 Jack MacKenzie LB (2000-04-07) 7 April 2000 Aberdeen 2025
22 Brendan Galloway LB (1996-03-17) 17 March 1996 Luton Town 2021
29 Matthew Sorinola LB (2001-02-19) 19 February 2001 Union Saint-Gilloise 2024
37 Jack Matthews CB (2006-05-13) 13 May 2006 Plymouth Argyle Academy 2024
44 Victor Pálsson CB (1991-04-30) 30 April 1991 Eupen 2024
Midfielders
17 Caleb Watts AM (2002-01-16) 16 January 2002 Exeter City 2025
19 Malachi Boateng DM (2002-07-05) 5 July 2002 Heart of Midlothian 2025
23 Bradley Ibrahim DM (2004-10-21) 21 October 2004 Hertha BSC 2025
24 Caleb Roberts CM (2005-10-24) 24 October 2005 Plymouth Argyle Academy 2021
– Ayman Benarous CM (2003-07-27) 27 July 2003 Bristol City 2025
Forwards
7 Jamie Paterson CF (1991-12-20) 20 December 1991 Coventry City 2025
10 Xavier Amaechi RW (2001-01-05) 5 January 2001 1. FC Magdeburg 2025
18 Owen Oseni CF (2003-05-07) 7 May 2003 St Mirren 2025
25 Freddie Issaka CF (2006-07-28) 28 July 2006 Plymouth Argyle Academy 2022
27 Aribim Pepple CF (2002-12-25) 25 December 2002 Luton Town 2025
38 Joe Hatch CF (2006-09-07) 7 September 2006 Plymouth Argyle Academy 2025

Transfers and contracts

In

Date Pos. No. Player From Fee Ref.
4 June 2025 DM 23 Bradley Ibrahim Hertha BSC £250,000 [4]
27 June 2025 CF 18 Owen Oseni St Mirren £60,000 [5]
1 July 2025 AM 7 Jamie Paterson Coventry City Free transfer [6]
1 July 2025 RW 10 Xavier Amaechi 1. FC Magdeburg Free transfer [7]
1 July 2025 LB 16 Jack MacKenzie Aberdeen Free transfer [8]
1 July 2025 AM 17 Caleb Watts Exeter City Free transfer [9]
4 July 2025 CB 4 Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu Fleetwood Town £300,000 [10]
4 July 2025 CF 27 Aribim Pepple Luton Town £300,000 [11]
8 July 2025 CM – Ayman Benarous Bristol City Free transfer [12]
Spending: £910,000

Out

Date Pos. No. Player To Fee Ref.
6 June 2025 GK 31 Daniel Grimshaw Norwich City £600,000 [13]
16 June 2025 CF 9 Ryan Hardie Wrexham £700,000 [14]
20 June 2025 DM 20 Adam Randell Bristol City £750,000 [15]
30 June 2025 DM 4 Jordan Houghton Stevenage Free transfer [16][17]
30 June 2025 CF 15 Mustapha Bundu Hannover 96 Free transfer [18][19]
30 June 2025 LB 24 Saxon Earley Stevenage Free transfer [20][21]
30 June 2025 CF 23 Ben Waine Port Vale Free transfer [20][22]
30 June 2025 AM 32 Will Jenkins-Davies Bath City Free transfer [20][23]
30 June 2025 CM 36 Josh Bernard TBC Free transfer [20]
5 July 2025 CB 40 Maksym Talovierov Stoke City £1,700,000 [24]
11 July 2025 AM 28 Rami Al Hajj Silkeborg Undisclosed [25]
Income: £3,750,000

Loans in

Date Pos. No. Player From Date until Ref.

Loans out

Date Pos. No. Player To Date until Ref.
30 June 2025 LB 3 Nathanael Ogbeta Barnsley End of season [26]
30 June 2025 AM 30 Michael Baidoo Umm Salal End of season [27]
4 July 2025 LM 11 Callum Wright Wigan Athletic End of season [28]

New contracts

Date Pos. No. Player Until Ref.
5 June 2025 CB 37 Jack Matthews Undisclosed [29]
5 June 2025 CF 38 Joe Hatch Undisclosed [29]

Pre-season and friendlies

On 16 June 2025, Plymouth announced their pre-season fixtures with a 6-day training camp in Austria.[30] One week later, the opponents for the friendly in Austria were confirmed to be German side Eintracht Braunschweig.[31]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

11 July 2025 Friendly Eintracht Braunschweig 1–0 Plymouth Argyle St. Johann in Tirol, Austria
17:00 CEST
  • Ashby-Hammond 31' (o.g.)
  • Marie  46'
  • Trialist  51'
 Report
Stadium: Koasastadion
16 July 2025 Friendly Truro City v Plymouth Argyle Threemilestone, England
19:30 BST Report Stadium: Truro City Stadium
19 July 2025 Friendly Plymouth Argyle v TBC England
TBC BST Report Stadium: TBC
23 July 2025 Friendly Torquay United v Plymouth Argyle Torquay, England
19:30 BST Report Stadium: Plainmoor
26 July 2025 Friendly Plymouth Argyle v Bristol City Plymouth, England
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Home Park

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
EFL League One August 2025 May 2026 Matchday 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
FA Cup November 2025 TBD First round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
EFL Cup September 2025 TBD First round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
EFL Trophy September 2025 TBD Group stage 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—

Last updated: pre-season
Source: Soccerway

EFL League One

Main article: 2025–26 EFL League One

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
15 Northampton Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Peterborough United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Plymouth Argyle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Port Vale 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Reading 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on 26 April 2025. Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[32]

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Last updated: pre-season.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAAHHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHHAHAAHHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHAHA
Result
Position
Points
Source: EFL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

The league fixtures were released on 26 June 2025.[33][34]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

2 August 2025 1 Plymouth Argyle v Barnsley Plymouth
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Home Park
9 August 2025 2 Bolton Wanderers v Plymouth Argyle Bolton
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium
16 August 2025 3 Lincoln City v Plymouth Argyle Lincoln
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Sincil Bank
19 August 2025 4 Plymouth Argyle v Leyton Orient Plymouth
19:45 BST Report Stadium: Home Park
23 August 2025 5 Plymouth Argyle v Blackpool Plymouth
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Home Park
30 August 2025 6 Cardiff City v Plymouth Argyle Cardiff
12:30 BST Report Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[35]
6 September 2025 7 Plymouth Argyle v Stockport County Plymouth
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Home Park
13 September 2025 8 Luton Town v Plymouth Argyle Luton
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Kenilworth Road
20 September 2025 9 Plymouth Argyle v Peterborough United Plymouth
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Home Park
27 September 2025 10 Burton Albion v Plymouth Argyle Burton upon Trent
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
4 October 2025 11 Plymouth Argyle v Wigan Athletic Plymouth
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Home Park
11 October 2025 12 Mansfield Town v Plymouth Argyle Mansfield
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Field Mill
18 October 2025 13 Plymouth Argyle v AFC Wimbledon Plymouth
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Home Park
25 October 2025 14 Exeter City v Plymouth Argyle Exeter
12:30 BST Report Stadium: St James Park
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved following advice from the local police.[35]
8 November 2025 15 Huddersfield Town v Plymouth Argyle Huddersfield
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Kirklees Stadium
15 November 2025 16 Plymouth Argyle v Bradford City Plymouth
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Home Park
22 November 2025 17 Port Vale v Plymouth Argyle Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Vale Park
29 November 2025 18 Plymouth Argyle v Northampton Town Plymouth
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Home Park
9 December 2025 19 Wycombe Wanderers v Plymouth Argyle High Wycombe
19:45 GMT Report Stadium: Adams Park
13 December 2025 20 Plymouth Argyle v Rotherham United Plymouth
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Home Park
20 December 2025 21 Doncaster Rovers v Plymouth Argyle Doncaster
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium
26 December 2025 22 Plymouth Argyle v Reading Plymouth
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Home Park
29 December 2025 23 Plymouth Argyle v Wycombe Wanderers Plymouth
19:45 GMT Report Stadium: Home Park
1 January 2026 24 Stevenage v Plymouth Argyle Stevenage
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Broadhall Way
4 January 2026 25 Plymouth Argyle v Burton Albion Plymouth
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Home Park
10 January 2026 26 Wigan Athletic v Plymouth Argyle Wigan
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Brick Community Stadium
17 January 2026 27 Peterborough United v Plymouth Argyle Peterborough
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: London Road Stadium
24 January 2026 28 Plymouth Argyle v Luton Town Plymouth
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Home Park
27 January 2026 29 Plymouth Argyle v Mansfield Town Plymouth
19:45 GMT Report Stadium: Home Park
31 January 2026 30 Stockport County v Plymouth Argyle Stockport
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Edgeley Park
7 February 2026 31 Plymouth Argyle v Lincoln City Plymouth
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Home Park
14 February 2026 32 Blackpool v Plymouth Argyle Blackpool
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Bloomfield Road
17 February 2026 33 Leyton Orient v Plymouth Argyle Leyton
19:45 GMT Report Stadium: Brisbane Road
21 February 2026 34 Plymouth Argyle v Cardiff City Plymouth
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Home Park
28 February 2026 35 Rotherham United v Plymouth Argyle Rotherham
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: New York Stadium
7 March 2026 36 Plymouth Argyle v Doncaster Rovers Plymouth
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Home Park
14 March 2026 37 Reading v Plymouth Argyle Reading
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Madejski Stadium
17 March 2026 38 Plymouth Argyle v Stevenage Plymouth
19:45 GMT Report Stadium: Home Park
21 March 2026 39 Plymouth Argyle v Huddersfield Town Plymouth
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Home Park
28 March 2026 40 Bradford City v Plymouth Argyle Bradford
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Valley Parade
3 April 2026 41 Plymouth Argyle v Bolton Wanderers Plymouth
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Home Park
6 April 2026 42 Barnsley v Plymouth Argyle Barnsley
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Oakwell
11 April 2026 43 Plymouth Argyle v Exeter City Plymouth
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Home Park
18 April 2026 44 AFC Wimbledon v Plymouth Argyle Wimbledon
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Plough Lane
25 April 2026 45 Plymouth Argyle v Port Vale Plymouth
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Home Park
2 May 2026 46 Northampton Town v Plymouth Argyle Northampton
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium

FA Cup

Main article: 2025–26 FA Cup

As a League One side, Plymouth will enter the FA Cup in the first round.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

November 2025 First round TBC v TBC TBC
TBC GMT Report Stadium: TBC

EFL Cup

Main article: 2025–26 EFL Cup

As a League One side, Plymouth entered the EFL Cup in the first round, and were drawn at home to Championship side Queens Park Rangers.[36]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

12 August 2025 First round Plymouth Argyle v Queens Park Rangers Plymouth
19:45 BST Report Stadium: Home Park

EFL Trophy

Main article: 2025–26 EFL Trophy

Group stage

The group stage draw was held on 26 June 2025. Plymouth were drawn into Southern Group B with Bristol Rovers, Cheltenham Town and Tottenham Hotspur U21.[37]

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L2 Bristol Rovers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to Round 2
2 L2 Cheltenham Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 L1 Plymouth Argyle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 ACA Tottenham Hotspur U21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: EFL

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

August 2025 1 TBC v TBC TBC
TBC BST Report Stadium: TBC

Statistics

As of pre-season

Appearances

Players with no appearances are not included on the list.

No. Pos Nat Player Total League One FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals

Goals

Rank Pos. No. Player League One FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Total
Total 0 0 0 0 0

Clean sheets

Rank No. Player League One FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Total
Total 0 0 0 0 0

Disciplinary record

No. Pos. Player League One FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Total
         
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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